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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kristivas" data-source="post: 2937537" data-attributes="member: 34179">I ended one campaign before the 'final battle'.The PCs had spent a long time thwarting this corrupt Baron's plans.  He was the kind of antagonist you love to hate.  He over-taxed his subjects, took what (and whom) he wanted from the innocent folk, and even got away with murder on more than one occasion.  The PCs had enough of this behavior five minutes after they met him.  Over the course of the game, they'd hit him physically, emotionally, financially.  They caused him to lose favor with the Prince.  They'd even built up a small army of resistance.Finally, the Baron used every single copper he had (even selling off his home) to build a force that could crush the heroes once and for all, because in his mind.. once the group was done, he would be able to weasle his way back into power (he'd gone kinda nuts at this point).The game ended with the PCs in one of the resistance hideouts, making plans.  All of the 'higher ups' of their organization was in attendance when a messenger broke in.  He informed them that the Baron and his men were at the door and would soon break through and be upon them.Half of the group wanted to flee, but two of the players were tired of running and hiding from the Baron.  They both gave this really great, passionate speech about how they needed to stand, once and for all, in the face of tyranny and oppression.  After convincing the rest of the group and NPCs it was time to make a last stand..  the group all got ready, said their goodbyes to each other in case they should fall in battle, then..  they threw the bars from the door and ran screaming into street and whatever challenge awaited them.I never told them how it ended, who was out there in the street, or anything...  Though I got cussed, they still remember that game to this day and recall it as one of their favorites.</blockquote>

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